On Sat, 2011-06-11 at 13:09 -0500, Roxy Robinson wrote: > Tom, > The Windows "add/remove" program is probably even worse than its defragger. > Revo gets pretty deep into the registry - it may leave "main headings" in the > registry sometimes, but it really does do a good job of cleaning when it > uninstalls a program. There are many computer "gurus", writers, etc, that > recommend it - it seems like anymore if you read an article, anywhere, about > speeding up Windows, RevoUninstaller will be mentioned. I know that it comes > very close to removing everything of Norton AV, which is one of the worst > programs there is to get off your computer. There are even special NAV > uninstallers out there to help with it. > Roxy > > > Hi :) > > Thanks Roxy. Windows un-installers always tend to leave chaff behind. It's > practically impossible not to. Part of the problem is that MS 'have to' stick > with legacy systems such as the registry in order to be backwards compatible. > > > Generally using Windows means committing to re-installing it every couple of > years or just put-up-with the standard slow-downs from all the chaff and > stuff. > I found off-line defrags with PerfectDisk helped a lot. Standard defrags, > especially the default MS one can't defrag system-files which makes them > almost > completely useless but Raxco's one can do Virtual Memory (=swap-file) which > makes a huge difference. > > > This RevoUninstaller sounds like the other part of the equation. > Thanks and regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Roxy Robinson <rocma...@ranchwireless.com> > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > > Sent: Sat, 11 June, 2011 16:10:21 > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Windows "Open with" - the answer - Call > > for a > >cleaner > > > > I would suggest using RevoUninstaller to do ANY program uninstalling, and > > there > >is a free version. I have used it with great success for quite a few years. > >If > >you use the 4th option from the uninstall dialog window, it will use the > >programs normal uninstaller, first. Then it scans for all "leftovers" that > >has > >left. You will go through a couple of steps where the program will show you > >what > >it has found, including what is left in the registry. It lets you pick and > >choose what you want to delete, or you can choose "all" and delete. Very > >seldom > >have I ever had it leave any "crumbles" of a program I no longer wanted on my > >machine. > > On the "open with" issue, always be sure, when you have picked a program to > >"open with" from the browse window, that the little box in the bottom, left > >hand corner of that window is checked. It says something like "always open > >this > >type file with this program". > > Just a couple of suggestions that may help you out in the future. > > Roxy Robinson > > > > > > Thanks for the start: > > > > I un-installed just OpenOffice and it made no difference - but I was on > > the move > > > > The finish went like this:- > > Un-install:- Open office, Lotus Symphony and Libra Office > > > > Then in Regedit (about 2 hours):- Delete any mention of the above 3 > > programs > > and Delete:- all mentions of soffice.exe, swriter etc > > > > Delete the directories for the above in Application Data and the > > Program folders. > > > > Then re-install Libra office 3.4 - it works! - I can now use "open with" > > > > Then I re-installed Lotus Symphony 1 - that works with "open with" > > > > Then I re-installed Open office 3.3 - and now that does NOT work with > > "open with". > > > > So its whoever is installed first! > > > > I am not too bothered this way around as OpenOffice does not cater for > > Lotus Smart suite files whilst LibreOffice does >> all praise to > > LibreOffice. > > > > BUT, none of those 3 gets a star for cleanliness when de-installing. > > > > regards > > > > John B > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >- > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10/06/2011 21:15, Tom Davies wrote: > > > Hi :) > > > Un-installing OpenOffice often cures weird and unlikely problems > > > especially > >in > > > Windows. > > > > > > > > > There is still often a clash between OpenOffice and LibreOffice when both > >are > > > installed on a system. There are some clever ways to install both but i > >don't > > > have a note of any of the various instructions and have not compared > > > their > > > reliability or effectiveness. > > > > > > > > > Often the main problems occur when the Quick Launcher/Starter is enabled > >within > > > OpenOffice. Even without that they both use the same names on the > >command-line, > > > such as "soffice --writer" so the scope for errors and confusions is > > > quite > > > high. > > > > > > > > > Usually just using the "Open with .." and then browsing to the relevant > >program > > > is enough to push that program to the short-list in the "Open with .." > >option. > > > > > > Regards from > > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: John B<jo...@email2.me> > > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > > > Sent: Fri, 10 June, 2011 14:46:28 > > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Windows "Open with" > > > > > > To open a selected Document with LibreOffice does anyone know how to make > > > LibraOffice appear in the Windows "Open With" (and stay there). > > > > > > Even when I use the "browse" within the "open with" , then locate > >LibreOffice > > > manually, it still does not work, as when I click on LibreOffice or > > > Writer > > > (applications), its ignored and the system jumps back to the browsing > > > list. > > > > > > Also Libra Office does not appear in the recommended programs list, > > > whilst > > > OpenOffice does and works fine. > > > > > > > > > Windows XP pro sp3 > > > Libre Office 3.3& 3.4 > > > > > > John B > > > > > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > > > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to > >postmas...@documentfoundation.org > > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > >deleted > > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to > > postmas...@documentfoundation.org > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > >deleted > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to > > postmas...@documentfoundation.org > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > In case of problems unsubscribing, write to postmas...@documentfoundation.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted >
I was told once by MS several years ago that some of the AV programs are buried so deep that to truly remove them required reinstalling Windows, ouch. -- Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org In case of problems unsubscribing, write to postmas...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
